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by CathedralBorrow 2440 days ago
Where do you draw that line though? If I take steps to ignore/block ads that don't involve software -- like muting during ads or flipping the phone over -- am I subverting the company's revenue model? How much do I need to "see" ads?
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aaronax 2440 days ago
A very good question. Muting a TV seems OK on the surface to me, but only because it is normal to me. When actually thinking about it, I realize that muting TV ads is similar to web ad blocking.

So in principle I would have to say that one shouldn't mute TV ads, or skip them using +10 second buttons. Of course I will not always live my life up to that principle...

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keithnoizu 2440 days ago
Right. It's like the slow march towards the future from the fifteen million merits episode of black mirror.
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